—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Saptamber
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The air has a crisp edge now. The early'mormngs 030 today, for she can t promise what the weather
see the sun rise slightly slower, and the first frost W| H tomorrow. Gone are the golden rays of
has gently touched the green. Summer, with the rich red and browns of Fall slow-
Harvest-time is here. Now is the final countdown etching their way into the landscape
when the farmer gets the real picture of just how This then is Fall--the time when the final reckon
good or bad this growing season has been for him. m 8 15 telt across the land. While farmers are no
It’s time to fill the silo, reap the fields, and as dependent on their own harvest to see
prepare in earnest for the long Winter ahead. them through the Winter as the men of
Tractors can be heard long into the night, and he yesteryears, he knows that harvesttime is like his
is usually up and working before many of his tmal exam, to tell whether he s outwitted the pro
neighbors even know the new day has arrived blems that he has faced throughout the growing
The family hurries to help with students who season,
reluctantly go to school, jumping off the schoolbus, And while the farmer may be terse and harried
and hurry into the house, to quickly change into through this busy time, underneath his hard ex
their work clothes. tenor, you may glimpse a smile as he brings a
And farm wives despair of ever getting the fami- bountiful harvest into the barn, or beats the ram
ly fed, as their schedules are often punctured with working far into the night,
requests to help outside. Th,s IS one of the challenges that draws men into
Outside there is subtle change in the air. It’s as farming,
if Nature herself is urging everyone to do all they By Kendace Borry
TEACH
THE FAITH ! '
Lesson for September 23, 1979
Background Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 1;
Titus.
Devotional Reading:
1 Timothy 4:6-16.
TO CONSIDER YOUR farmstead. However, this is
AGRICULTURAL IMAGE an important item to non-
How do you rate as a farm folks driving through
farmer m your community? the rural areas. No doubt an
Does the general ap- attractive place will en
pearance of your farm and courage city folks to visit the
buildings encourage non- country and perhaps some of
farm folks to consume more the farms. On the other
farm products’ This hand, a very untidy, poorly
RURAL ROUTE
The familiar admonition
today is, “Keep the faith! ”
But it is hard to “keep” the
faith if “keeping” means to
hang on to something. Like
many other things m life, the
faith can only be “kept”, if
we are willing to give it away
in some manner. Often, we
retain something only when
we are willing to share it. So,
if we are to “keep the faith”,
we will need also to share the
faith.
SOUND DOCTRINE
In Paul’s letter to Titus, he
counsels him, “teach what
befits sound doctrine” (2:1).
These words might easily
lead us to envision a
classroom setting with a
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question should be answered
with a “yes”. I realize that
most commercial farmers
are very busy with livestock
and crop work; many do not
seem to have time to con
sider the appearance of their
teacher lecturing to students This was also the heart of miration of the copied him. In turn,
on the various theological Paul’s ministry. To be sure, Thessalomans; to the con- their behavior became a
propositions of Christianity, he was a powerful preacher trary, he was attempting to powerful teaching thrust to
“Teaching” suggests to us and teacher and his mind give them a style of living other Christians beyond the
a thoroughly academic was a brilliant one. But Paul that they could imitate, city limits of Thessalonica.
experience. did not rely solely upon his “And you became imitators “y° u became an example to
powers of oral persuasion, of us and of the Lord” (1:6) the believers in
If we continue further in Like his master, Paul taught It was not a case of “Do as I Macedonia and in Achaia
this passage, however, it is mostly by example: “You say, not as I do,” for Paul
obvious that when Paul says know what kind of men we wanted them to copy him as The gift of words is a
“teach”, he means to teach proved to be among you” (1 he believed that he copied wonderful gift to the person
by example, not by Thessalomans 1:5). His Christ. As the old saymg who would preach or teach to
scholastic techniques: “Bid deepest impression on the goes: “What you are speaks others. Words can stir and
the older men be temperate, people of Thessalonica was so loudly that I can’t hear inspire us - they can even
serious, sensible, sound in dependent, not upon his you.” change our lives. But for the
faith, in love, and in eloquent speech, but his The beautiful thing about mos t part, the best and most
steadfastness” (2:3). Paulis conduct in their midst. this kind of mutation is that, effective teaching of the
not talking about teaching once set m motion it can ait b 18 the faith that is
ideas, but of witnessing Be Imitators Of Us! become contagious. The demonstrated in lives that
through daily living what Nor was Paul simply people at Thessalonica consciously attempt to
Christianity is all about. trying to earn the ad- witnessed Paul’s conduct imitate our Lord.
managed place will sour tobacco bams should get a TO CONTROL WEEDS for all of their sdage crops,
folks from using farm , IN NEW ALFALFA The horizontal silo is
products. Good relations §°°d inspection. The mortar Recent growing conditions P rac tical P r °P er ly
with all neighbors and a good between the brick m some have favored the growth of handled. This means
farm image in the com- chimneys may need both alfalfa and weeds. In chopping the silage rme,
mumty is very important. replaced. Rusted or poorly- many cases the broad-leaf packing it well with a heavy
TO PREPARE connected flues need weeds will crowd out the wheel tractor, and sealing
HEATING SYSTEMS repaired. Some chimneys small alfalfa plants, if not °Jf “I 6 air * “ ours
Cold weather is ap- may need cleaned before controlled. August seedmgs a^er ‘hung. Black plastic is
proachmg when all types of cold weather arrives. All of of alfalfa without a nurse commonlyused to seal out
heating systems will be put these will be needed later crop need some weed 7 16 au \ This can be held
into use. Too many fires this winter. Proper mam- protection. One suggested down by soil, ground
have been started because of tenance and close inspection practice is to spray the area histone, or with old tires,
defective flues, chimneys,, now may prevent serious with 2,4-D-B when the Ihe important things if. get it
and furnaces. In this part of fires and losses later in the growth is 2to 3 mches high. we , P ac ked and tightly
the state, the stove sytems in fall or winter. This will knock out the sealed. Surface water
broadleaf weeds without drainage; should be kept out
By Tom Armstrong
develop larger, they will be ditch -around the horizontal
hard to kill without hurting fdo. Children, pets, and all
the alfalfa. Alfalfa seeding is hvestock should be kept
an expensive practice; this from the top of the sdage.
investment needs protection 17
by controlling the weeds. JT aITII
Many good stands of alfalfa
have been mined by ex- t alaTirial*
cessive weed growth. LialClUlal
TO MANAGE Today, September 22
TEMPORARY SILAGE Lancaster-Lebanon County
STORAGE dairy goat club meeting
Many livestock and dairy at the Farm and Home
producers do not have space Center starting at 1 p.m.
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